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| Uma Mullapudi ’10 discussed delayed justice following the Cambodian genocide during the Chase Peace Prize panel on Monday afternoon. (Samantha Oh / The Dartmouth Staff) |
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
By Felicia Schwartz, The Dartmouth Staff
In the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge genocide, the pursuit of justice has been hindered by various political and social concerns — including a desire to achieve national unity — among Cambodian and United Nations leaders, according to Uma Mullapudi ’10, winner of the 2010 Chase Peace Prize. Mullapudi spoke about her thesis, “Thirty Years Later: Delayed Justice and the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, 1991-2004,” with Rutgers University professor Alex Hinton and Dartmouth history and Native American studies professor Benjamin Madley in a panel honoring Mullapudi’s prize-winning submission on Monday.
Mullapudi’s research questioned why justice was continuously delayed for victims of the Cambodian genocide, she said.
“Why did people who suffered so much have to wait approximately 30 years for justice to begin?” Mullapudi asked.
Cambodian and UN leaders found it necessary to balance pursuing justice with achieving national reconciliation, which they believed would ensure human rights, maintain national sovereignty and create peace and stability, according to Mullapudi.
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